Nuclear explosion Saphir (Monique) data

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Country
France
Operation
1965
Date
1965-02-27
Yield
127 kT

France - 1965 - Saphir (Monique)

Device Type: Implosion plutonium core Largest underground test in Algeria

Base info

France - 127 kT out of 13.7 MT

0.9%

France - Year 1965 - 127 kT out of 143 kT

89%

Location

In Ekker - 127 kT out of 288 kT

44%

Purposes

Deliveries

Underground tunnel - 127 kT out of 20.9 MT

0.6%

In Ekker French Algeria (CSEM) - Oasis Military Test Center Map